MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online education enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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